Skeletal effects of menstrual disturbances in athletes

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 261-273

  Bennell, K L ^a   Malcolm, S A ^b   Wark, J D ^a   Brukner, P D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c OLYMPIC PARK SPORTS MEDICINE CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bone density; Exercise; Female. menstrual disturbances

Indexed keywords

BONE DENSITY; BONE DISEASE; BONE REMODELING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; METABOLIC BONE DISEASE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SPORT; STRESS FRACTURE;

BONE DENSITY; BONE DISEASES; BONE DISEASES, METABOLIC; BONE REMODELING; FEMALE; FRACTURES, STRESS; HUMANS; MENSTRUATION DISTURBANCES; OSTEOPOROSIS; SPORTS;

EID: 0031254008     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.1997.tb00151.x     Document Type: Review

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